The Littlest One

Halya Kruk (author), Manana Morchiladze (illustrator)

Description

It's very difficult to be the youngest, littlest one in the family. Yurchyk's sister and brother are too old to play with him now; they prefer to do other things. And his parents are too busy. His companion is just a puppy, a little dog named Klapovukh. Yurchyk's father says that being big isn't just about growing taller but about doing big things! It takes courage to do big things: Is little Yurchyk brave enough?

Reading Level

Lexile

250L

Fountas Pinnell Guided Reading

H

ATOS

2.1

DRA

14

Categories

Genre

Family
Picture Books

Interest Age

Ages 6-8

Grade

1st Grade
2nd Grade

Subject

Language Arts

Language

English (US)

Fiction/Non-Fiction

Fiction

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